Bob Jones University

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 12, 2014

Independent investigation finds Bob Jones University told sexual abuse victims they were to blame for their situations, some of which took place for long periods of childhood; report says university actively advised victims not to report such incidents to police; respondents to confidential survey detailed hurtful, often startling treatment by the evangelical Christian institution. MORE

May. 10, 2014

Beliefs column; leadership is often a family business at prominent evangelical Christian institutions; world’s largest Christian university, Liberty University, is headed by Jerry Falwell Jr, son of famous founder; presidency of Oral Roberts University passed from father to son and, until recently, Bob Jones University has been led only by Bob Jones and three generations of his direct descendants. MORE

Feb. 26, 2014

Investigation into Bob Jones University's handling of sexual abuse complaints will be allowed to resume after the school endured two weeks of criticism for cutting off the inquiry, without explanation, as it neared competition. MORE

Feb. 12, 2014

People with ties to Bob Jones University criticize firing of Christian consulting group Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, or Grace, that school hired to investigate its handling of sexual assaults. MORE

November 22, 2008, Saturday

Bob Jones University, the fundamentalist Christian college that banned interracial dating until two years ago, is recruiting minorities in an effort to shed its racist image. More than 40 minority students have applied for aid through two new funds...

The mystery over what John Ashcroft told an audience at Bob Jones University two years ago ended today when a transcript of his remarks was released showing that he made a series of strongly religious statements. While some opponents of the...

January 13, 2001, Saturday

As supporters of John Ashcroft's appointment as attorney general stepped up their campaign, Congressional officials said today that they would soon receive a copy of a May 1999 speech Mr. Ashcroft delivered at Bob Jones University that opponents have...